Breakthrough in Claremont serial killings

Police confirmed today a man has been charged with the murders of two Perth women - Ciara Glennon and Jane Rimmer - who were killed in the '90s.

The ABC reported this morning that police arrested a 48-year-old man and were questioning him over the murder and disappearance of three women.

Sarah Spiers, 18, Jane Rimmer, 23, and Ciara Glennon, 27, disappeared in Perth between January 1996 and March 1997.

Rimmer's body was found in August 1996, six months after she disappeared. Glennon's remains were found in April 1997. Spiers' body has never been found.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said today: 'This has already been the biggest and most complex police investigation in WA history. Hundreds of police officers have worked on this case over the past 20 years.

'Operation Macro has been a massive body of work involving thousands and thousands of investigative actions.

'The commitment of the WA police and its officers have never wavered, we never give up.

'I want to pay tribute to the Spiers, Rimmer and Glennon families and the victim of the 1995 attack for their patience, understanding and support during the investigation.'